Illegal Booking Train Ticket News: Railway has been warning not to book tickets illegally. Agents charge more money from people in the name of ticket booking and sometimes give wrong tickets. This time the Railways is taking strict action against these criminals.
New Delhi: Illegal Booking Train Ticket News: There is news of work for railway passengers. If you also book tickets from the agent, then be careful. Otherwise your money will also go and you will not get the ticket. In the past, there has been a continuous warning from the railway side not to book tickets illegally. Agents charge more money from people in the name of ticket booking and sometimes give wrong tickets. This time the Railways has shown strictness on this.
Beware of agent
Western Railway has recently shown strictness on the agents who book tickets illegally and take more money from the passengers. Now the Railways is taking strict action against the touts who book such tickets. Every day special operations are being conducted by the security forces of Western Railway in six divisions. According to the Railways, ‘Common people also need to be careful. There is a need to be alert when tickets are booked by any third person through IRCTC.
Illegally used to sell tickets by making fake IDs
You will be surprised to know that Western Railway has seized e-tickets and travel-cum-reservation tickets worth about Rs 2.15 crore through this campaign. Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Railway said in a press release, “RPF of Western Railway has constituted special teams of dedicated staff from RPF Crime Branch, Cyber ​​Cell and Detective Detective Wing of Divisions to conduct special operations against touts. Subsequently, it was found that the touts were booking tickets using several fake IDs including some authorized IRCTC agents who used fake IDs and illegal software to issue tickets.
This is how action is taken against brokers
The Railways said that action is taken against these illegal touts under the legal provisions of Section 143 of the Railway Act. This action is done by the Railway Protection Forces. Let us tell you that there is no IPC section on these criminals, and this is the reason why they do not have fear. Actually, the touts are produced in the railway court, where they easily escape by paying a fine.
